Tadpoles and postcards

Yesterday I took the boys to find some tadpoles, I walk past this creek everyday going to work and I could hear the frogs so I thought surely there might be some tadpoles but alas... we couldn't find any, I think the water was too deep, maybe we'll try again next weekend. It wasn't a total waste of a day though I did get some good stitching done,

I am slowly getting my postcard quit together, I have 2 more to stitch then when I get my machine back from being serviced I'll be right to get sewing, I'm so happy with it so far, after having somany lovely friends stitch a card for me and write a messgae it has turned into a treasured friendship quilt. It reminds of how lucky I am to have such talented lovely friends.

While on the subject of post cards I wondered if anyone was interested in a fabric postcard swap with me, please leave a comment and we can work it out from there. I love to make postcards, they are fun and simple to make. Have a good week everyone.

Meet my new friend

Here is a beautiful doll I received from Helen in my Friends in Stitching swap, I think she is so sweet.

I have been busy doing some stitcheries for a project for work, the top two are from Sally Giblin designs and the bottom ones are Rosalie Quinlan, Stay tuned for what will become of them. My sewing machine is in the shop for its service and I thought it was a good opportunity to catch up on some hand work. I hope you are having a good weekend.

Quilt Exhibition

On Thursday my quilt group The launceston Patchwork and Quilters started a 3 day quilt exhibition, I think most members had at least one quilt on display, I put 2 quilts in but have no photos as you have already seen them. There were so many quilts and here are a few of my favourites,I loved the Dear Jane quilt, it has inspired me to keep going with mine. I'll get it done one day.

This lovely bear quilt was stitched by my friend marina.

I love stitchery quilts, this one was made by my friend Erica. We work together at the quilt shop.

I liked this Japanese quilt with circles appliqued in the back ground, its very unique and looks so effective.

Its my birthday

We all loved to be spoilt don't we and as yesterday was my birthday I was definately spoilt, I had a wonderful day full of phone calls from family and friends and a lovely dinner with my husband and children. Paul and the boys gave me a new ipod and my Little House on tbe prairie DVD.s, yes I do love this series

Lillian who I work with gave me a beautiful bunch of flowers when I got to work, she made my birthday very special and she also gave me these beautiful bunch of fabrics, I have a project in mind already. Thankyou so much Lillian,

Its not a very good photo but my in laws gave me a beautiful bracelet and some quilting charms, they are so sweet,

My friend Dorothy sent me this book, The Elm Creek series are my favourite, I look foreward to starting that. So as you can see it was a great day, I don't mind getting older when you have such great birthdays.

Lots of fun

This morning the boys and I took advantage of some short lived sunshine and went for a bike ride, they rode and I walked. We went to the reserve just at the corner of our street, after so much rain yesterday there was lots to see. The boys climbed up the big rocks and headed to the lovely waterfalls.

This is the view from the top, it was such a pretty site, the water was so loud gushing down the stream. We spend alot of time here in summer having bbqs. I forget how lucky we are living in such a beautiful part of Tasmania. It wasn't long before the clouds got dark so we headed home for a much needed rest and drink and of course some sewing time for me.

Rain, Rain go away

It has been raining all day today. What is a girl to do when she's stuck inside, sew of course. Today I got my Quilt aid blocks out and started doing them. The fabrics are beautiful. I really enjoy working on a quilt when I just love the fabrics. This is my progress so far, I'm stitching Natalie Lymer's block and its very cute, little birdies sitting in their nest. Well time to start dinner so needles down for a short time.

A gift from mum

I wanted to share with you some beautiful cards my mum made for me, I think mum done a great job of these, I especially love the flower pot card. Mum please send me one of these for my birthday. Keep up the good work.

Crazy hair day

Last week the boys had crazy hair day at school, it took me ages to get their hair all spikey then I sprayed orange hair spray in it. Not having any daughters made me realize just how busy some mum may be in the morning getting them ready for school, having to do their hair each day. I'm glad I've got boys,

Ta Da...

Well the journey is now over, my quilt is finished, I am so happy with it, I plan to enter it in our quilt exhibition in September. I quilted it all over with a flower design and it turned out so well.
I have finally talked Lillian into doing a blog for the shop, check it out so you can see our new things, she is doing a great job so far. We have lots of new fabrics coming in so I can't wait for those. I'm thinking of new projects to make all the time. Happy sewing to you all.

Reproduction beauty

Here is my cute little reproduction mini quilt I made, I love the pink and navy together. On the weekend I quilted my Journey of a Quilter so I'll post a pic of that one soon. It turned out beautiful if i do say so myself.

Pretty stitcheries

You may remember some time ago I stitched these cute Little Rosalie Quinlan designs, well I have made them into a wall hanging and they are on display at the shop where I work, I was really pleased with how nice they look altogether. I am making good progress on my postcard quilt, I have 2 rows put together, I'll shows some pics later on. Have a great weekend.

A few days away

We have just come home from a lovely break in Hobart. It was nice to get away and spend time together as a family, On Friday I went to visit the girls at the quilted crow, I was there for ages, Leonie even made me a cup of tea, it was so nice sitting there chatting to them both about their shop and all the beautiful quilts they have on display. I didn't leave there empty handed I bought some fabric called Recess to go with my Sewing circle 1950s ladies, I think its perfectly with the 50s theme of the quilt,This morning we went to Salamanca market, we hadn't been there before so it was good to see. I bought this very cute tray and blackboard for my kitchen.

On the way back to the car I made the boys stand in front of the boats so I could take a few photos.

Its always nice to go away but just as nice to come home.

The journey is almost over

I have almost finished my Journey of a Quilter by Leanne Beasley, I have been working on it for almost 2 years and as my quilt group are having a Quilt Exhibition in September it was just the motivation I needed to get it done, here are my last 2 blocks, all stitched and ready to be put together

Bags and postcards

Here are some new postcards I made for my swaps, this time I printed a postcard template from the internet onto fabric and used them for my backing. I think they look really professional, don't you? I love to make postcards, I also collect the paper kind so I have quite a few in my collection, Every woman loves bags of any kind, here is my latest creation, its a little sewing bag for all my goodies, I also made one for my mother in law for her birthday but I forgot to take a photo before I sent it it her. I love making little things.

Once again I have joined Helen's stitchers Angel swap, I was in this last year and I had a great time making the projects, actually I am still in regular contact with the lady who was my partner last time. We have had a few of our own swaps, if you would like to join in please go to Helen's blog and get all the details.

Sweet stitching

Here is a lovely little pin cushion I made for my Christmas in July partner, its a Lynette Anderson project, Pat likes pinks and I was so happy with how it turned out. Its fun to make little projects.

Christmas in July gifts

Here are my beautiful gifts I received from Pat, my Christmas In July partner, organised by Karen from Mrs Martins quilt shop.This cute bag was full of my goodies.

A great Leanne beasley pattern and a beautiful piece of lace.

A lovely heart hanger and needlecase are my favourite things.

And this sweet stitchery I think I will frame and put in my hallway. Thankyou Pat for such lovely gifts and thankyou Karen for organising such a wonderful swap.

Lots of sewing

Here is a project I did for Helen Stubbings, its a little Bo Peep design, Helen needed a few samples made to take to Sydney with her and I was very lucky to get the opportunity to help her out. This quilt I have finished quilting so now just the binding to go on, I really love this one,